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Admiral Lord Louis Mountbattern, G.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O.
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Maker: Unknown British Government Thos Forman and Sons
One of a series of Second World War posters featuring portraits of British military leaders and politicians. The series was presented to the Memorial by the United Kingdom Information Office, Martin P...ARTV10360
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, Bart., G.C.B., D.S.O.
Art
Maker: Unknown British Government Thos Forman and Sons
One of a series of Second World War posters featuring portraits of British military leaders and politicians. The series was presented to the Memorial by the United Kingdom Information Office, Martin P...ARTV10369
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Ahoy There. Are My Civvies Ready?
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Supply H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British poster produced immediately after the cessation of hostilities of the Second World War. The poster highlights the need for civilian clothing with the huge population influx with the return to ...ARTV03385
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Back the Boys with War Savings: Save at Least a Bob in the Pound Every Pay Day [Cruisers]
Art
Maker: Unknown National Savings Committee H.M. Stationery Office J. Howitt & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting personal savings. During the Second World War great emphasis was placed upon saving money. By being frugal with money, it meant that less money was being spen...ARTV03418
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Battle: How WE Are Helping in the Battle
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Supply H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British Second World War poster depicting a battleship firing at a close target which is hidden by the mixture of smoke and wash from the ocean. The poster was likely produced to be hung in factories,...ARTV03485
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Before: After: Completed in 117 Hours at an H.M. Dockyard
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Hubners Ltd
British Second World War poster depicting and highlighting the work that British shipyards can completed in a short period of time. The poster depicts two scenes: the upper depicts a crew of workers o...ARTV03445
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Big Four 21st Birthday
Art
Maker: Unknown [S.L. : S.N.], 1944 (LONDON : JAS. TRUSCOTT & SON)
Under the Railway Act 1921 (UK), many different, small, railway companies were grouped together into four main companies, known colloquially as the 'Big Four', which came into effect on 1 January 1923...ARTV02504
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Bravo! British Shipyards
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster issued by The Admiralty to pay tribute to the work of British shipyards. The poster depicts the dramatic shillouette of a large ship in a shipyard superimposed into its...ARTV03438
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Collar badge : Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division collar badge. Brass badge in the form of a bird positioned in front of an angled anchor. Below the bird and anchor is a scroll with the motto, 'STEADY HOOD'. The ...REL35855
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Distinguished Service Cross and congratulatory letters : Acting Temporary Lieutenant J F Duthie, Royal Naval Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Cross (Geo VI), engraved reverse with year of award, together with two official letters advising of awarding of DSC and one regretting that the King will not be able to award the...REL48195
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Easterbrook, Leonard
Private Record
Maker: Unknown
Records relating to the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet, 21 November 1918, and kept by Leonard Easterbook who served on the HMAS Australia in the North Sea in 1918.PR01838
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1805 "England Expects" 1915: Are you doing your duty today?
Art
Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Seargeant Bros
British recruiting committee poster; No. 101. Depicts Horatio Nelson against the backdrop of First World War battleships silhouetted against a setting sun. By including the black and white drawing of...ARTV00448
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Every Minute Counts! Early Stopping Will Make a Late Victory
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of staying on task and the collective amount of time wasted from only ten minutes per day. The poster highlights that by stopping work early...ARTV03443
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Fragment of 12 inch High Explosive shell : Battleship Hill, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Part of the base of a High Explosive naval shell case, including the primer.RELAWM00379
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Give 'em Both Barrels
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British Second World poster designed for display in factories. The poster depicts a Royal Navy sailor arming a set of twin Lewis guns above a caricature of a factory worker using a large rivet gun suc...ARTV03439
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Great Britian will pursue the war against Japan to the very end
Art
Maker: Unknown J. Howitt & Son Ltd.
Propaganda was essential for boosting morale particularly during the tail end of the war. During the final strikes against Japan, British forces operated as an integral part of the American task force...ARTV00284
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Group portrait of HMS Nigeria's flight crew.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of HMS Nigeria's flight crew. On the far left, front row, SSX26617 Acting Leading Aircraftman Thomas 'Tom' Stephen Costello, who migrated to Australia after the war. Front row and centr...AWM2016.850.3.7
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I Need Bones for Explosives: Put Out Your Bones Salvage
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J. Weiner Ltd.
During the Second World War, to lighten the pressures of production for civil resources and thus allow greater resources to be pulled into war-related production, most governments around the world put...ARTV03396
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I Need Your Rags: Put Out Your Old Rags for Salvage
Art
Maker: Unknown H. Manly & Son H.M. Stationery Office
During the Second World War, to lighten the pressures of production for civil resources and thus allow greater resources to be pulled into war-related production, most governments around the world put...ARTV03400
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Join the Royal Marines: help to man the guns of the fleet
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty Recruiting Department W. H. Smith & Son
A British recruitment poster for the Royal Marines issued by the Admiralty Recruiting Department soon after the First World War. It features an image of four Royal Marines manning a naval gun position...ARTV05210
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Join the Wrens: and free a man for the Fleet
Art
Maker: Unknown
A Second World War recruitment poster for the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) featuring a three-quarter length depiction of a woman dressed in the uniform of a WRN set against a blue sea and horizo...ARTV10337
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Join the Wrens: And Free a Man for the Fleet
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J. Weiner Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS or 'Wrens'). The WRNS was an organisation set up first from 1917-1919 and again from 1939 until its absorption into the ...ARTV03447
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King George VI aboard the HMS Nigeria on an official visit in 1942.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
King George VI aboard the HMS Nigeria on an official visit in 1942.AWM2016.850.3.8
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Remember.: "england expects-" : the need is great to-day... : join today
Art
Maker: Oakley, Harry Lawrence Unknown Chorley & Pickersgill
This First World War British poster was designed by Harry Lawrence Oakley and is designed to encourage men to enlist in the Navy. The poster depicts a sailor standing next to two barrels of a warship ...ARTV04904
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Royal Navy flare container : Quinn's Post, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cylindrical flare container for a British No. 38 flare. The open end is flattened. The closed end is embossed 'IN / NO. 38 / R [broad arrow symbol] N'.RELAWM07780
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She talked... this happened
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster divided horizontally in half. The top half depicts two ladies engaged in conversation at a restaurant or cafe. In the left background a further gentleman peers intently...ARTV02511
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Submariner's jumper: Lieutenant Edward Arthur Woodward, HMS Unbeaten
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White 12 ply greasy wool submariner's jumper with polo neck. The cuffs, basque and neck are knitted in rib; the body of the jumper in stocking stitch. There are numerous oil stains and roughly darned ...REL35944
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Telling a friend may mean telling the enemy
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J Weiner Ltd
British Second World War poster cautions against indiscriminate talk. The poster depicts four couples in each corner, the narrative of the communicated message begins with the soldier in the top left ...ARTV03637
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Thanks Chum... Keep It Up
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster published by the British Admiralty depicting a sailor shaking hand with a shipyard worker. Behind them a ship sits dockside. The poster would likely have been intended ...ARTV03442
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The Difficult We Can Do at Once: The Impossible May Take a Little Longer
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster published by the British Admiralty. The poster highlights that while difficult goals can be reached, those that seem impossible will be reached eventually - essentially...ARTV03446
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The Enemy has Long Ears. Careless Talk Costs Lives
Art
Maker: Unknown
This poster asks Scottish people to be discreet, and watch their words when discussing H.M. ships. The poster is text based, with a small, black silhouette of a ship at the top. The title of the poste...ARTV02703
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The Fleet Air Arm : No.1 , the carrier photographed by her own aircraft
Art
Maker: Unknown Unknown Unknown
British Second World War Poster issued by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. The poster features one large aerial photograph of an aircraft carrier on the right side accompanied by 3 smaller photogr...ARTV08370
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The Navy Salutes You: British Shipyard Workers: The World's Best
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicting a British Naval sailor standing before a stylised ocean. The sailor is looking out into the distance and saluting. The poster's subtitle "British Shipyard Wor...ARTV03444
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The Navy Wants Men
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty Recruiting Department D.P.C. Ltd
British recruiting poster produced by the Admiralty Recruiting Department. Depicts three British sailors and one officer standing in the crows next. The sailor on the right is peering through a tele...ARTV00405
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The Resolution
Art
Maker: Multi Machine Plates Ltd Unknown The Admiralty
British Second World War proclamation-style poster featuring a declaration made at the 'join meeting of all sections of the Industry of London on 23rd September 1942'. The proclamation states that the...ARTV03440
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The Signal Is Save
Art
Maker: National Savings Committee, London and Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast Unknown
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of saving money. The top section of the poster remains blank, only with greyscale flags spelling out the word 'save'. Below this section and...ARTV03414
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Torpedo the Axis
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster promoting the torpedo. The poster depicts a torpedo dividing the poster from upper right to lower left, with additional images in the upper left of a torpedo being drop...ARTV03437
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Wings over the Waves
Art
Maker: Unknown Ministry of Aircraft Production H.M. Stationery Office Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster published by the Ministry of Aircraft Production. The poster is aimed at promoting the importance of aircraft in the Navy and includes several flights of aircraft in th...ARTV03482
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4,000 women wanted for fruit picking...
Art
Maker: Pizer, Herbert Unknown J Weiner Ltd
British First World War poster issued to recruit women for fruit picking. It features a three-quarter length portrait of a woman wearing a red dress and carrying baskets of fruit on both arms position...ARTV01076
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You Are on War Work
Art
Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British Second World War poster targeted for display within factories. The poster highlights that even the most menial of tasks contributes in a very important way to the overall production of war-rel...ARTV03441
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You Can Help to Build Me a Ship: You Can Learn Quickly and You Will Be Working to Win
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Labour and National Service H.M. Stationery Office J. Weiner Ltd.
British Second World War poster produced to be displayed in factories. The poster depictings a Royal Navy sailor in the upper half pointing out at the viewer. The lower half of the poster contains tex...ARTV03500